Cats and humans share intimate spaces, and with that comes the risk of illnesses transmitting from one to another. Luckily, many of them are rare.

Researchers reported in 2019 in the journal "Cell" the most ancient case of Yersinia pestis, dating back 4,900 years ago. Their finding was based on ancient DNA analysis of archaeological remains from ...

Certain bugs carry illnesses, known as vector-borne diseases, that can make you very sick. Learn how to protect yourself from ...

A Merck Animal Health survey shows a disconnect between pet owners’ intentions and their actual compliance with flea and tick prevention.

New Mexico health officials said Monday it has identified its first human case of the plague in the state this year.

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. Here's what ...

The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting a human case of the plague. This is the first reported human plague case of ...

Fleas are small, flat, oval-shaped insects with hard shells covered in hairs. They are dark or reddish-brown in color and ...

The plague, aka the Black Death, made a reappearance in California last week after it infected a South Lake Tahoe resident.

The plague—aka the Black Death, aka the Great Pestilence—is rarely contracted today, yet it recently infected a South Lake ...

A California resident tested positive for the bubonic plague and is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while ...